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San Diego Wave FC
2025 season
OwnerArthur Levine
Lauren Leichtman
PresidentVacant
Head coachJonas Eidevall
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
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The 2025 San Diego Wave FC season will be the team's fourth season as a professional women's soccer team. Based in San Diego, California, United States, San Diego Wave FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of Women's soccer in the United States.

Background

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See also: 2024 San Diego Wave FC season

At the start of 2024, the Wave kicked off the season on a positive note, winning the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup 1–0 over 2023 champion NJ/NY Gotham FC.[1] However, the Wave failed to replicate their successes from 2022 and 2023, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in club history and finishing in 10th place overall. The team was also knocked out during the group stages of both the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup.[2][3] The Wave also underwent several coaching changes, firing Casey Stoney after a poor run of form[4] and replacing her with interim coaches Paul Buckle and later, Landon Donovan.[5][6]

2024 also featured a large amount of off-the-field changes. Ron Burkle sold the team to new owners Arthur Levine and Lauren Leichtman at a record-breaking fee of $113 million.[7] Camille Levin Ashton came in as general manager, replacing former GM Molly Downtain.[8] In December 2024, president Jill Ellis left her role at the Wave to join FIFA as chief football officer.[9] Ellis and the club had previously been accused by former Wave employees of fostering an abusive workplace environment, a claim which Ellis had refuted.[10][11] Five former employees later filed a lawsuit against the Wave and the NWSL, alleging discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and retaliation.[12][13]

Summary

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Preseason

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The Wave announced multiple staff changes in early preseason. On November 18, the club revealed that interim coach Landon Donovan would not be returning to the club in 2025, leaving a vacancy in the head coach role.[14][15] On November 3, the Wave announced another change, with club president Jill Ellis stepping down from her position in order to become FIFA Chief of Football.[16][17]

On December 10, the Wave announced their first offseason move, trading longtime defender Christen Westphal to the Houston Dash in exchange for $14,000 dollars of NWSL allocation money and a 2025 international roster spot.[18] The same day, the club revealed its end-of-year roster decisions, listing Amirah Ali, Hillary Beall, Elyse Bennett, Kyra Carusa, Danielle Colaprico, and Morgan Messner as free agents. While the Wave opted to exercise its mutual option with Swedish defender Hanna Lundkvist, no comment was made in regards to forward Kyra Carusa's 2025 player option.[19] The Wave later announced on social media that Ali, Bennett, Colaprico, and Messner would all be leaving the club and exploring other opportunities in NWSL free agency.[20] The club continued to make offseason moves, signing UCLA defender Quincy McMahon on December 13[21] and re-signing Hillary Beall on December 23.[22] Three days into 2025, the Wave announced that the club had agreed on a mutual contract termination with midfielder Emily van Egmond.[23]

New developments in the Wave's legal battle arrived on January 6, featuring a sixth former employee joining the set of plaintiffs suing the club. The employee alleged sexual harassment perpetrated by her then-supervisor.[24][25] In other non-player news, the Wave announced the hiring of Swedish manager Jonas Eidevall as the club's head coach one day later.[26] Eidevall had last managed Arsenal W.F.C. before resigning from his post in October 2023.[27]

Team

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Current squad

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As of January 3, 2025[28][29]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1 Canada Kailen Sheridan (captain) (1995-07-16)July 16, 1995 (aged 29) 2022 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
22 United States Hillary Beall (1999-01-27)January 27, 1999 (aged 26) 2024 Australia Western United
Defenders
4 United States Naomi Girma (2000-06-14)June 14, 2000 (aged 24) 2022 United States Stanford Cardinal
6 Sweden Hanna Lundkvist (2002-07-17)July 17, 2002 (aged 22) 2024 Spain Atlético Madrid INT
12 United States Kennedy Wesley (2001-03-08)March 8, 2001 (aged 24) 2024 United States Stanford Cardinal
14 United States Kristen McNabb (1994-04-17)April 17, 1994 (aged 30) 2022 United States OL Reign
16 Australia Kaitlyn Torpey (2000-03-17)March 17, 2000 (aged 25) 2024 Australia Melbourne City INT
75 France Perle Morroni (1997-10-15)October 15, 1997 (aged 27) 2024 France Lyon INT
— United States Quincy McMahon (2002-09-26)September 26, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 United States UCLA Bruins
Midfielders
17 United States Kimmi Ascanio (2008-01-21)January 21, 2008 (aged 17) 2024 United States Florida United U18
21 United States Savannah McCaskill (1996-07-31)July 31, 1996 (aged 28) 2024 United States Angel City FC
Forwards
11 United States Jaedyn Shaw (2004-11-20)November 20, 2004 (aged 20) 2022 United States Solar SC
15 United States Makenzy Doniak (1994-02-05)February 5, 1994 (aged 31) 2022 United States Chicago Red Stars
18 Canada Mya Jones (2001-08-01)August 1, 2001 (aged 23) 2024 United States Memphis Tigers INT
25 United States Melanie Barcenas (2007-10-30)October 30, 2007 (aged 17) 2023 United States San Diego Surf SC U18
60 France Delphine Cascarino (1997-02-05)February 5, 1997 (aged 28) 2024 France Lyon INT
77 Mexico María Sánchez (1996-02-20)February 20, 1996 (aged 29) 2024 United States Houston Dash
— United States Trinity Byars (2003-01-29)January 29, 2003 (aged 22) 2024 United States Texas Longhorns
  1. ^ denotes a season-ending injury.

Coaching staff

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As of January 7, 2025
Position Staff
Head coach Jonas Eidevall
Development Coach Jackie Bachteler
Assistant Coach/Head of Goalkeeping Louis Hunt
Assistant Coach Craig Barclay
Director of Recruitment and Analytics Chris Loxton

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

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Wave FC will open the 2025 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational.[30]

February 26 San Diego Wave FC v Houston Dash Indio, California
12:00 pm PT Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 22 San Diego Wave FC v Bay FC Indio, California
11:00 am PT Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular season

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Main article: 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

Regular-season standings

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ground
Result
Position[a]
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ SAN's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Squad statistics

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As of

Appearances

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Goalscorers

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Assists

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Shutouts

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Disciplinary record

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Transactions

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For incoming transfers, dates listed are when San Diego Wave FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when San Diego Wave FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, their new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the San Diego Wave FC roster.

Contract operations

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Contract options
Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 Sweden Hanna Lundkvist
DF
 Mutual option exercised. [19]
Re-signings
Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 23, 2024 United States Hillary Beall
GK
 Re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025. [22]

Transfers in

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Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 13, 2024 United States Quincy McMahon
DF
 United States UCLA Bruins Free agent signed to a three-year contract through 2027. [31]

Transfers out

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Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 United States Christen Westphal
DF
 United States Houston Dash In exchange for a 2025 roster slot and $14,000 in allocation money, plus performance-based incentives. [18]
United States Amirah Ali
FW
 Free agent. [19]
United States Elyse Bennett
FW
Republic of Ireland Kyra Carusa
FW
United States Danielle Colaprico
MF
United States Morgan Messner
GK
January 3, 2025 Australia Emily van Egmond
MF
 Mutual contract termination. [23]

Awards

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NWSL monthly awards

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Best XI of the Month

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Main article: NWSL Team of the Month

NWSL weekly awards

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Goal of the Week

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See also: NWSL Goal of the Week

Save of the Week

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See also: NWSL Save of the Week

References

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  1. ^ NWSL (March 8, 2024). "2024 NWSL Season Opens With UKG NWSL Challenge Cup, Featuring Clash of Champions, Start of Prime Video Coverage | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Emerick, Tyler (October 17, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Falls to Club América Femenil 1-0 in Concacaf W Champions Cup at Snapdragon Stadium". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Emerick, Tyler (August 2, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Fall to Angel City FC in Penalty Shootout in NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "San Diego Wave fire coach Casey Stoney amid 7-game winless streak". AP News. June 24, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Emerick, Tyler (June 24, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Casey Stoney". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Emerick, Tyler (August 16, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Names Landon Donovan Interim Head Coach". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Linehan, Meg; Staff, The Athletic. "San Diego Wave sold at $120 million valuation, an NWSL record". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "San Diego Wave FC name former Kansas City boss Camille Ashton as sporting director, GM". San Diego Union-Tribune. June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA adds Ellis to strategy role with Wenger". ESPN.com. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Wave president Ellis accused of workplace abuse". ESPN.com. July 4, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jill Ellis says allegations of poor work environment at NWSL's San Diego Wave are 'false'". AP News. July 4, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "5 former employees sue the San Diego Wave and the National Women's Soccer League". AP News. October 10, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Five ex-employees sue San Diego Wave, NWSL". ESPN.com. October 9, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "Landon Donovan won't return as Wave's coach; team expects to announce hire in coming weeks". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  15. ^ Emerick, Tyler (November 18, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Provide Update on Vacant Head Coach Position". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (December 3, 2024). "Leadership Transition Marks the Start of a New Era for Wave FC Under the Leichtman-Levine Family". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "FIFA adds Ellis to strategy role with Wenger". ESPN.com. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Grueskin, Birgen (December 10, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money and International Slot in Exchange for Defender Christen Westphal". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Grueskin, Birgen (December 10, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  20. ^ San Diego Wave FC [@sandiegowavefc] (December 16, 2024). "Colaprico, Ali, Bennett, and Messner have departed the club and will pursue other opportunities in NWSL free agency" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "San Diego Wave Sign UCLA Defender Quincy McMahon". SI. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  22. ^ a b Grueskin, Birgen (December 23, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Re-Sign Goalkeeper Hillary Beall to New Contract". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  23. ^ a b Grueskin, Birgen (January 3, 2025). "San Diego Wave FC and Midfielder Emily van Egmond Mutually Agree to Part Ways". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  24. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (January 6, 2025). "Sixth ex-employee joins lawsuit against Wave, NWSL – Equalizer Soccer". equalizersoccer.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  25. ^ "Sixth Ex-Wave Employee Joins Lawsuit, Alleges Supervisor Sent Her Dick Pics | Defector". defector.com. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  26. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (January 7, 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Names Jonas Eidevall Head Coach". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  27. ^ "San Diego Wave appoint Eidevall as new coach". ESPN.com. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  28. ^ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC.
  29. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions". San Diego Wave FC. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  30. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (December 17, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC to Participate in Coachella Valley Invitational". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  31. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (December 13, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Signs UCLA Defender Quincy McMahon". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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